Paul Freeman is a senior counsel in Crowell & Moring’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Environment & Natural Resources and Government Contracts groups. He brings two decades of diverse experience advising clients in the energy, maritime, and aerospace and defense industries on a range of issues, with a primary emphasis on matters involving enforcement defense, litigation, and risk management.
Paul routinely advises clients in response to investigations by, or inquiries from, a range of regulators, primarily the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and also including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and state attorneys general.
Over the past several years Paul has represented a wide range of fuel suppliers, commodities traders, and other market participants in matters arising under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, including the RFS Quality Assurance Program and the ongoing representation of clients currently confronting enforcement by EPA and DOJ under the RFS regime.
Extending his risk management and investigations practice across multiple industrial sectors, Paul also counsels Fortune 50 defense contractors on compliance with aspects of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), including the mandatory disclosure rule, and he routinely conducts internal investigations involving supply chain risks, ethics, quality systems, contract compliance, and potential false claims.
Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Paul was counsel at a major global law firm.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: New York, Connecticut, District of Columbia, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Speeches & Presentations
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"Managing Environmental Compliance and Exposure to Liability During the Coronavirus Crisis," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(April 8, 2020).
Presenters: David Chung, Peter Gray, Robert Meyers, Kirsten L. Nathanson, Byron R. Brown, and Paul Freeman.
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"Navigating an Evolving Supply Chain Landscape in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(March 25, 2020).
Presenters: Adelicia R. Cliffe, Evan D. Wolff, Paul Freeman, Michelle D. Coleman, Stephanie L. Crawford, and Michael G. Gruden.
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"GIDEP Reporting for All - The New FAR Counterfeit Parts and Nonconformance Reporting Requirement," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(December 17, 2019).
Presenters: Peter Eyre, Paul Freeman, and Stephanie L. Crawford.
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"Confronting the Challenges of Supply Chain Security," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(September 25, 2019).
Presenters: Adelicia R. Cliffe, Paul Freeman, Kate M. Growley, and Michael G. Gruden.
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"EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Agenda for 2019," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(March 7, 2019).
Speakers: Paul Freeman, Robert Meyers, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Byron R. Brown, Elizabeth B. Dawson, and Preetha Chakrabarti.
Publications
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Election 2020: The DNC and RNC Conventions Present Stark Contrast on Energy and Environmental Agendas,"
Election 2020 Series
(August 28, 2020).
Contacts: Byron R. Brown, Paul Freeman, Tyler A. O'Connor
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"Revisions to DOJ’s Corporate Compliance Guidance Indicate that a Dynamic, Data-Driven and Well-Resourced Compliance Program is More Important than Ever,"
White Collar Alert
(June 8, 2020).
Contacts: Jacinta Alves, Lorraine M. Campos, Carlton Greene, Derek A. Hahn, Thomas A. Hanusik, Gail D. Zirkelbach, Paul Freeman, Tiffany Wynn
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"EPA Issues Policy On Conditions For Enforcement Discretion During the Coronavirus Crisis,"
(March 27, 2020).
Contacts: David Chung, Peter Gray, Warren Lehrenbaum, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers, Kirsten L. Nathanson, Byron R. Brown, Paul Freeman, Jennifer A. Giblin, Leland P. Frost
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"The Month in International Trade – November 2019,"
International Trade Bulletin
(December 11, 2019).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Walter (Sam) Boone, Spencer Toubia, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro, Paul Freeman, Rebecca Toro Condori
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"Supply Chain Perspectives — Connecting the Dots on Supply Chain Security and Risk Management,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 2, 2019).
Contacts: Adelicia R. Cliffe, Peter Eyre, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Nicole Owren-Wiest, Paul Freeman, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G
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"Commerce to Publish Proposed Regulations to Implement EO on "Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain","
International Trade Bulletin
(November 26, 2019).
Contacts: Adelicia R. Cliffe, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro, Alan W. H. Gourley, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Paul Freeman
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"Enhanced Requirement to Report Counterfeit, Suspect Counterfeit, and Nonconforming Goods,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 25, 2019).
Contacts: Peter Eyre, Paul Freeman, Stephanie L. Crawford
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"Supply Chain Perspectives — Connecting the Dots on Supply Chain Security and Risk Management,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 22, 2019).
Contacts: Adelicia R. Cliffe, Peter Eyre, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Paul Freeman, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G
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"Under the Wire: FAR Council Announces Interim Rule to Implement NDAA Procurement Ban on Huawei and Other Chinese Telecommunications Equipment,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 13, 2019).
Contacts: Adelicia R. Cliffe, Paul Freeman, Alan W. H. Gourley, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G
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"EPA Finalizes E15 Expansion, Scaled-Back RIN Market Reforms under the Renewable Fuel Standard,"
Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert
(June 3, 2019).
Contacts: Elizabeth B. Dawson, Paul Freeman, Robert Meyers, Thomas A. Lorenzen
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"More Storms Ahead for the Defense Sector Supply Chain? GAO to Conduct Review of Climate Change-Driven Security Risks,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 29, 2019).
Contacts: Paul Freeman, Robert Meyers, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Peter Eyre
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"New Executive Order on IT Supply Chain Takes Aim at Huawei and Others, Poses Significant Implications for Government Contract Supply Chains,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 16, 2019).
Contacts: Paul Freeman, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Peter Eyre, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Evan D. Wolff
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"DOJ Centralizes Guidance on "The Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs","
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 7, 2019).
Contacts: Thomas A. Hanusik, Derek A. Hahn, Tiffany Wynn, Lorraine M. Campos, Jacinta Alves, Gail D. Zirkelbach, Paul Freeman, Nkechi Kanu, Payal Nanavati
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"Fuels Alert: EPA’s E15 and RIN Market Reform Proposed Rules out for Public Comment (Due April 29),"
Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert
(March 21, 2019).
Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers, Paul Freeman, Elizabeth B. Dawson
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"Government Liable for $99 Million in Breach of Contract Damages Under Indemnification Clause,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(July 24, 2018).
Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Jonathan M. Baker, David J. Ginsberg, Skye Mathieson, Paul Freeman, Laura J. Mitchell Baker, Charles Baek
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